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        The Alexandria Quartet


        setting

        Pre-WWII Alexandria

        time

        1930s

        language

        English

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        1957

        page count

        1204

        difficulty

        Advanced

        main characters

        Justine, Cleo, Balthazar, Mountolive, nessim. Pursewarden,

        Rip's impressions

        Flowery Proustian prose, only with a darker tone. This takes time to read––reflective and serious––but surprise twists in character and plot development keep one committed. It's divided into 4 novels for easier digesting.

        first line

        The sea is high again today, with a thrilling flush of wind.